European Parliament decision of 6 July 2022 on amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings (2022/2069(REG))
Date: 2022-07-06
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EP Committee, operation of the Institutions, parliamentary rules of procedure, parliamentary session




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7.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 47/283






P9_TA(2022)0281
Amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings
European Parliament decision of 6 July 2022 on amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings (2022/2069(REG))
(2023/C 47/24)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the letter from its President of 9 June 2022,










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having regard to Rules 236 and 237 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A9-0203/2022),












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Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;












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Decides that the amendments shall enter into force on the day following their adoption;












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Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.





Amendment 1


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 216 — paragraph 1








Present text




Amendment






1.   A committee shall meet when convened by its Chair or at the request of the President.




1.   A committee shall meet when convened by its Chair or at the request of the President.





 




When convening such a meeting, the Chair may decide, on a case-by-case basis and with the approval of coordinators representing a majority of the committee members, that the meeting may also be attended remotely, except for committee meetings to be held in camera.






When convening the meeting, the Chair shall submit a draft agenda. The committee shall take a decision on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting.


When convening the meeting, the Chair shall submit a draft agenda
, in which it shall be stated whether the meeting may also be attended remotely
. The committee shall take a decision on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting.





Amendment 2


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 216 — paragraph 4








Present text




Amendment






4.   Rule 171(2) 
on allocation of speaking time
 shall apply mutatis mutandis to committees.




4.   Rule 171(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to committees
. However, the second sentence of Rule 171(2) shall not apply to Members who are attending the meeting remotely
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Amendment 3


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 216 — paragraph 5 a (new)








Present text




Amendment





 





5a.
   
For any remote participation, it shall be ensured that:








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Members are able to exercise their parliamentary mandate, including, in particular, their right to speak in committees without impairment;












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the information technology solutions made available are ‘technology neutral’;












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secure electronic means that are managed and supervised by Parliament’s services directly and internally are used;














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the technical equipment enables the necessary audio and video quality; and














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the intervention is done from an appropriate place.